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Meaning of "deviate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEVIATE

From Late Latin dēviāre to turn aside from the direct road, from de- + via road.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DEVIATE

deviate  [ˈdiːvɪˌeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEVIATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deviate is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb deviate in English.

WHAT DOES DEVIATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Deviation

Deviation may refer to: ▪ Deviation, the difference between the value of an observation and the mean of the population in mathematics and statistics ▪ Standard deviation, which is based on the square of the difference ▪ Absolute deviation, where the absolute value of the difference is used ▪ Relative standard deviation, in probability theory and statistics is the absolute value of the coefficient of variation ▪ Deviation of a local ring in mathematics ▪ Deviation of a poset in mathematics ▪ Frequency deviation, the maximum allowed "distance" in FM radio from the nominal frequency a station broadcasts at ▪ Magnetic deviation, the error induced in compasses by local magnetic fields ▪ Deviation is a departure from a contract or a ship's course, thus breaching the contract ▪ Deviationism, an expressed belief which is not in accordance with official party doctrine ▪ Deviation Records, a record label ▪ Deviance, a behavior that is a recognized violation...

Definition of deviate in the English dictionary

The first definition of deviate in the dictionary is to differ or diverge or cause to differ or diverge, as in belief or thought. Other definition of deviate is to turn aside or cause to turn aside; diverge or cause to diverge. Deviate is also to depart from an accepted standard or convention.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEVIATE

PRESENT

Present
I deviate
you deviate
he/she/it deviates
we deviate
you deviate
they deviate
Present continuous
I am deviating
you are deviating
he/she/it is deviating
we are deviating
you are deviating
they are deviating
Present perfect
I have deviated
you have deviated
he/she/it has deviated
we have deviated
you have deviated
they have deviated
Present perfect continuous
I have been deviating
you have been deviating
he/she/it has been deviating
we have been deviating
you have been deviating
they have been deviating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I deviated
you deviated
he/she/it deviated
we deviated
you deviated
they deviated
Past continuous
I was deviating
you were deviating
he/she/it was deviating
we were deviating
you were deviating
they were deviating
Past perfect
I had deviated
you had deviated
he/she/it had deviated
we had deviated
you had deviated
they had deviated
Past perfect continuous
I had been deviating
you had been deviating
he/she/it had been deviating
we had been deviating
you had been deviating
they had been deviating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will deviate
you will deviate
he/she/it will deviate
we will deviate
you will deviate
they will deviate
Future continuous
I will be deviating
you will be deviating
he/she/it will be deviating
we will be deviating
you will be deviating
they will be deviating
Future perfect
I will have deviated
you will have deviated
he/she/it will have deviated
we will have deviated
you will have deviated
they will have deviated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been deviating
you will have been deviating
he/she/it will have been deviating
we will have been deviating
you will have been deviating
they will have been deviating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would deviate
you would deviate
he/she/it would deviate
we would deviate
you would deviate
they would deviate
Conditional continuous
I would be deviating
you would be deviating
he/she/it would be deviating
we would be deviating
you would be deviating
they would be deviating
Conditional perfect
I would have deviate
you would have deviate
he/she/it would have deviate
we would have deviate
you would have deviate
they would have deviate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been deviating
you would have been deviating
he/she/it would have been deviating
we would have been deviating
you would have been deviating
they would have been deviating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you deviate
we let´s deviate
you deviate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to deviate
Past participle
deviated
Present Participle
deviating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEVIATE


abbreviate
əˈbriːvɪˌeɪt
affiliate
əˈfɪlɪˌeɪt
alleviate
əˈliːvɪˌeɪt
appreciate
əˈpriːʃɪˌeɪt
associate
əˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt
aviate
ˈeɪvɪˌeɪt
bloviate
ˈbləʊvɪˌeɪt
breviate
ˈbriːvɪˌeɪt
differentiate
ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪˌeɪt
eluviate
ɪˈluːvɪˌeɪt
exuviate
ɪɡˈzjuːvɪˌeɪt
foveate
ˈfəʊvɪˌeɪt
humiliate
hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt
initiate
ɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪt
lixiviate
lɪkˈsɪvɪˌeɪt
mediate
ˈmiːdɪˌeɪt
negotiate
nɪˈɡəʊʃɪˌeɪt
obviate
ˈɒbvɪˌeɪt
overdeviate
ˌəʊvəˈdiːvɪˌeɪt
perviate
ˈpɜːvɪˌeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEVIATE

deviance
deviancy
deviant
deviated drilling
deviation
deviationism
deviationist
deviative
deviator
deviatory
device
deviceful
devil
devil of
devil ray
devil worship
devil-may-care
devil´s advocate
devil´s bit
devil´s bit scabious

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEVIATE

appropriate
collegiate
covariate
denunciate
expatriate
immediate
inappropriate
induviate
intercollegiate
intermediate
irradiate
khediviate
landgraviate
margraviate
multivariate
novitiate
opiate
radiate
substantiate
univariate

Synonyms and antonyms of deviate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEVIATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «deviate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of deviate
bend · depart · differ · digress · diverge · drift · meander · part · stray · swerve · turn · vary · veer · wander

Translation of «deviate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEVIATE

Find out the translation of deviate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deviate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deviate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

偏离
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desviarse
570 millions of speakers

English

deviate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विचलित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отклоняться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desviar-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পথভ্রষ্ট করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´écarter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyimpang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abweichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

逸脱する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일탈하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyimpang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi chệch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விலகியிருக்கிறார்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचलित करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deviare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odbiegać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відхилятися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se abate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκλίνουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afwyk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avvika
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avvike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deviate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVIATE»

The term «deviate» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.200 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVIATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «deviate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «deviate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deviate

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9 QUOTES WITH «DEVIATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deviate.
1
Franz Boas
Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers.
2
Taylor Caldwell
I wanted to acquire an education, work extremely hard and never deviate from my goal, to make it.
3
Evan Davis
Personally, I don't see old economics and behavioural economics as opposed. It is useful to assume people are rational as a good approximation to their long term behaviour, but it would be unwise not to think how in practice their behaviour may deviate from that simplifying assumption.
4
Carlos Ghosn
You have to be careful to react when you start to deviate from your course.
5
Ronald Isley
You know, I did records by myself and I always will say the Isley Brothers, and featuring Ronald. I won't, you know, just, I won't try to deviate from the Isley Brothers, because that's what the family dream was all about.
6
Ludacris
I think every album you have to stretch further and further, give people another piece of you. But then I always try to deviate from the norm.
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Rob Mariano
I think people have come to know me, and I don't deviate too much as an individual. What you see is what you get.
8
Maxwell
Most of the people you see me working for me are actually with me. And I'm proud to say that I've known them for 20 years almost. I've written songs with, produced songs with them a lot of times. I don't deviate form my comfort zone. I feel like when God brings people to you, it's good to keep 'em around.
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Dascha Polanco
I love fashion and am not scared to deviate from the norm.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEVIATE»

Discover the use of deviate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deviate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cases and Materials on the Carriage of Goods By Sea
At common law, it is an implied term of a contract for the carriage of goods by sea that the carrier will not deviate from the proper route without lawful justification. Breach of this duty has serious consequences. The shipowner may not be able to  ...
Martin Dockray, 2013
2
Child Support Guidelines: Interpretation and Application
Rodgers,106 the court held that while the income of a new spouse is not income for purposes of determining a parent's gross income under the guidelines, the trial court may deviate from the guidelines in recognition of the remarriage of a ...
Laura W. Morgan, 2012
3
Random Number Generation and Monte Carlo Methods
Methods for generating random deviates by first decomposing the distribution of interest require the use of more than one uniform deviate for each deviate from the target distribution. Most other methods discussed in this chapter also require  ...
James E. Gentle, 2003
4
Collective Rationality : Equilibrium in Cooperative Games: ...
Suppose that no coalition has an incentive to deviate from a profile in a coalitional game. Individuals form unit-coalitions, so none has an incentive to deviate unilaterally. None has an incentive to deviate jointly with others, unless that deviation ...
Paul Weirich Professor of Philosophy University of Missouri, 2009
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Global View of Engineering Geology and the Environment
3 RESULTS 3.1 Pore water pressure and deformation for Method A A unloading test was carried out with sample 1 with a confining pressure of 6 MPa and the maximum deviate stress of 2,417 kPa, the maximum deviate stress would be ...
Wu Faquan, Shengwen Qi, 2013
6
Markets and Democracy: Participation, Accountability and ...
We can similarly consider the likelihood of imperfect agents correctly or incorrectly deciding when to deviate from or follow a set of rules. In particular, let rd be the conditional probability of rightly deciding to deviate from a set of rules when it is ...
Samuel Bowles, Herbert Gintis, Bo Gustafsson, 1993
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Limits of Legality: The Ethics of Lawless Judging
However, the systemic effects of a single decision to deviate rarely constitute adherence reasons that are strong enough to override a judge's natural duties and sustain an all-things-considered reason to adhere. Because deviation either  ...
Jeffrey Brand-Ballard, 2010
8
Technical Drawing 101 with AutoCAD 2014
See Figures 5.42(a) and Figures 5.42(b). Flatness-the amount that a surface can deviate from being perfectly flat. Straightness-the amount a line on a surface can deviate from being perfectly straight. Circularity-the amount a circle can deviate ...
Douglas Smith, Jana Schmidt, 2013
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Consumer Propensity to Deviate: Measurement and Relevance to ...
Keywords: consumer behaviour, consumption, criminology, deviance, deviant, deviate, marketing, norms, personality, propensity, psychology, reliability, scale, scale development, social psychology, sociology, trait, validation, validity
Peter Albert Voyer, 2007
10
Epidemiological Criminology: Theory to Practice
This interdisciplinary field allows practitioners a common language in describing and addressing sexually deviate behaviors. Far too many times, correctional staff have mislabeled and or “misdiagnosed” an inmate experimenting with sexually ...
Eve Waltermaurer, Timothy A. Akers, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEVIATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deviate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Both Sides Now - Slate Magazine
It did not deviate from a presentation of material that, in context, would enable critical analysis and inquiry. From an academic pedagogy ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Ant-Man review: diminishing returns for latest expansion of Marvel …
It has a master-plan, a road map for its cinematic universe, and it's damned if it's going to deviate – regardless of whether a film-maker who ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Prosecutors asking 7 to 9 years for ex-FBI agent who stole heroin …
... and is pleading with the judge to deviate from sentencing guidelines put Lowry on extended home detention instead of sending him to prison. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Mesa Tacos and Tequila adds some spice to Royal Oak
There's really no reason to deviate from the menu of Mexican dishes that people like and expect, and the new regime hasn't. Reinventing the ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
5
homosexual acts - USA TODAY College
In 2013, Baylor's student senate voted to remove the ban on “homosexual acts” and to replace it with “non-marital consensual deviate sexual ... «USA TODAY College, Jul 15»
6
Scott Stallings case further highlights Tour's anti-doping inadequacy …
The Tour had a chance to deviate from the anti-doping world dogma with a player who was clearly not trying to gain a competitive advantage, ... «Golf Channel, Jul 15»
7
'Catastrophe' Creators Talk Rom-Coms and Romantic "Endurance …
People were like, "How dare you deviate?" where in the U.K., they're a little bit more like, "Oh, a terrible thing happened. Great.” The show is ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
8
Contractor voices concerns to city building commission - Shelby …
If someone wants to deviate from that, they have to come to the board and the board makes that decision." The next available testing date is ... «Shelbynews, Jul 15»
9
War of Words: ICWA Faces Multiple Assaults From Adoption Industry …
But ICWA has come under assault in courts all over the country in the last several months, say legal experts, in states unwilling to deviate from ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 15»
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10 Years Ago, Killer7 Introduced America to Suda51 | USgamer
Essentially, your playable characters are affixed to invisible tracks; they can turn around whenever they want, but they can't deviate from these ... «USgamer, Jul 15»

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